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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Yoko's Lasagna

Here's my niece Yoko Shimomura's recipe for her delicious lasagna....definitely a family favorite. Pictured here are Yoko and the newest family member, baby "Miko-donut", of Seattle. What a cutie!

Ingredients:

8 ounces lasagna noodles

1 pound ground beef (or turkey)

1 medium diced onion

1 tsp salt

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1/2 tsp garlic salt

1, (32 oz) jar spaghetti sauce

1, (16 oz) package large curd cottage cheese

1 pound mozzarella cheese, shredded

Cook noodles according to package directions. Sauté meat with onions, salt, garlic salt, oregano, and basil. Drain excess fat, add spaghetti sauce to meat mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer for 15 - 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line bottom of a 9x13 glass baking pan with three lasagna noodles. Spread 1/3 of sauce mixture over noodles. Layer 1/3 of cottage cheese over the sauce. Sprinkle 1/3 of mozzarella over the cottage cheese. Repeat this layering process until all the ingredients are used up. Bake at 350 degrees over for one hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serves: 12

About Me

I am a food enthusiast who resides in Alameda, CA with my boyfriend, Denny. In my former life, I was a Human Resources Staffing Manager for a high tech government contractor in San Diego. I have no formal culinary training, but just love to cook and try out new recipes. Everyone enjoys a good meal, so I stay connected to family and friends by sharing recipes of memorable meals and good times together.